Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-12
Up at Tittsburg.

Spsc!Gi TJlSgrgm 10 The Register.
PIrTsE.RG, December 10.-TO-night all
The flint glass workers in the Pittsburg
district, with one exception, are idle, and
the big strike is y reality as tar as this city
is concerned. The works still in operation
is that of Atterbury & Co., located on the
South Side. This firm notified their men
to remain at work under the old scale
until the pending difficulty is settled, and
the understanding is that when the new
scale is adopted, whether it is materially
changed OF not, the men are to accept it.
A few OF the South Side manufacturers
held on informal conference this morning
in the priyats office OF \. A. Adams 4 Co.
Nj. d. C. Ripley & Co; Capt A. II. Heis-
ley, of Duncan and SoEs, and Messrs A.
\. Adams, VIM. Adams and David Carrie
were present st the meeting The only
object they had in meeting Yves 10 have an
informal talk about the situation. No
propositions were suggested for the con-
sideratiOn "f either the manufacturers or
w0rkmau. At this conference Mr.. ID. c.
Ripley said he thought the men should
haN = continued To work until January 2d,
because 1T the July conference they
agreed to the resolution binding both
manufacturers and workmen to give thirty
DAYS notice before the Inauguration of a
shut do~n. Mr. Ripley thought the men
had established a had precedent
Mr.. A. A. Adams denied that the manu-
flcturers were scheming to disrupt the
workmcn's union; that continuance Of
the organization was 70 the interest of
both sides Better workmen were Oh
tanned through the existence of the union.
When any misunderstanding occurred the
Employees Committee has the power to
confer and settle the dispute. In the alb
sence OF an organization it would be All
| Immense undertaking 10 meet, for in-
stance, lot of gathering boys aud sn-
deavor 10 arrive at an intelligent under
stsndipg Of the question in dispute. Con-
Timing, Mr.. Adams said that labor Or
xupiZ9tiOnS benefit manufacturers by es-
tahlishing a uniform system OF wages, thus
preventing one manufacturer from cutting
rates and stealing the customers OF an
other. Mr.. Adams said, however, that
the men had determined TO strike, and
therefore no arrangements tor conference
L l., IL, ,..NT
Mr.. David Carrie said that the wOrSmeD
should not make the date of the reception
OF the notice from the manufacturers con-
mittee an issue. He says the notice was
given 10 President Smith on the evening
of December |. He also sid that he told
the men that they could date the time of
receiving the notice December ), 1t was
on that date that the printed books were
distributed among the men. He considers
it merely q technical point that is not
worthy OF attention.
The men finished their work in the var
iOus factories, save the exception above
made, at IL o'clock in the morning, and at
that hour left the works.
There il some prospect that the chimney
men. while not vet directly interested in
the fight, will be drawn into i, The Ex-
celsior works has closed down in this city,
and the stOppage at this time has caused
some comment The chimney msnufac-
turers have rs yet taken no decided stand.
There was no meeting OF the strikers, rs
had been announced. 1t will take place
TO morrow. There is a story in circulation
tonight 10 the effect that the manufacture
ahDnfaH or frx-f 70 3D., L.,
strike in the chimney houses, thereby
shutting of contributions from that source
| to the strike fund.
An Associated Press telegram, received
last night, said:
The strike of the table glassware work
ers against the rules adopted by the man.
ufscturers was inaugurated to- day. Every
factory in this city but one is closed, and
500 men are idle. Both sides are firm
and protracted struggle is probable"